Chapter 57, Wilderness Battle and Python Transforms into a Flood Dragon

Translator: Raznick

 

Outside Gold Maple Peak.

 

Two hundred plus United Cloud Alliance cultivators of all ages could be seen riding various mounts, galloping swiftly.

 

For low cultivators, long-distance travel was the most exhausting on both spiritual power and their spirit. Hence, these United Cloud Alliance cultivators were all riding mounts to get them to their destination.

 

However, due to their shallow background, most of their mounts were ordinary beasts, including cattle, horses, deer and sheep.

 

Moreover, due to lack of domestication, many wild animals would either knock their owners off their backs on the road, or try to escape when their owners were resting, causing a lot of jokes.

 

Regardless, they achieved their purpose. After a long journey of several days, they were about to successfully reach their destination, and their spiritual power was untouched.

 

“Alliance Leader, there are eagles from the five clans scouting in the sky. Should we kill all these beasts now to prevent them from taking the initiative when we meet them?”

 

On the back of a Black Scaled Steed, a cultivator at the late Foundation Establishment Stage looked up at the azure sky with a grimace, clasped his fists and saluted to the leader of the United Cloud Alliance, Tang Yuan.

 

Compared to other cultivators in the United Cloud Alliance, Tang Yuan, a late Violet Palace cultivator, naturally had a far better mount.

 

The Golden Leopard was an average second-grade demon beast, extremely majestic.

 

Tang Yuan, who looked like a young man with white hair, gently waved his hand and said, “There’s no need for that. We just need to let them know that we are here. We’re here to show these clans how powerful our United Cloud Alliance is!”

 

Upon hearing this, the cultivator changed his expression and he immediately flattered with a smile on his face: “Alliance Leader is mighty and domineering. You’re sure to teac those fools a lesson they won’t soon forget!”

 

“Definitely!”

 

Tang Yuan spoke confidently, his face filled with self-assuredness.

 

The United Cloud Alliance cultivators who had overheard their conversation looked eager as well.

 

Soon after, outside the Scarlet Glow Iron vein located within the Crimson Pine Forest, the forces from the five cultivating clans came upon the United Cloud Alliance cultivators.

 

“Tang Yuan, retreat now and return home and we’ll forget this ever happened!”

 

In the sky above the mountains, Sun Yaowu, a core disciple of Green Lotus Monastery, solemnly looked down upon Tang Yuan, the leader of United Cloud Alliance, issuing his ultimatum. Of course, deep down he knew that Tang Yuan would not comply.

 

Sure enough, Tang Yuan on the back of the Golden Leopard leapt into the air, hovering above with hands behind his back as he gazed down at Sun Yaowu indifferently. “Sun Yaowu, if you were not a core disciple of Green Lotus Monastery, I’d make sure you’d never leave this place alive and turn all those centuries spent on cultivation to waste!”

 

“How dare you!”

 

Sun Yaowu’s face flushed with anger as he barked furiously, “Very well then! Let’s see what gives you the gall to be so arrogant!”

 

This was the signal that started the battle.

 

Zhou Mingde and Wang Clan’s Violet Palace cultivator Wang Guangping, each took on a deputy from the United Cloud Alliance.

 

Zhou Mingde’s opponent was Zhang Zixuan, who had been staying at Wolf Ridge before.

 

With Zhou Mingde present this time, the Fire Spirit Jackal demonstrated far greater strength.

 

Zhou Mingde unleashed mystical arts, causing the flames on the Fire Spirit Jackal to quickly condense into a suit of armor adorned with mysterious flame runes.

 

He then patted the storage bag on his waist, and a pair of red and golden metal claws artifacts shot out. The Fire Spirit Jackal put them on its claws.

 

With this enhancement, the jackla let out a howl and charged at Zhang Zixuan like a mad dog.

 

Meanwhile, Zhou Mingde also brought out his artifact to gang on Zhang Zixuan.

 

Somewhere else, thirteen Foundation Establishment cultivators from the five cultivating clans quickly faced off against seventeen United Cloud Alliance Foundation Establishment cultivators.

 

At first glance, the United Cloud Alliance had a significant numerical advantage, but in reality, they had didn’t stand a chance.

 

The cultivators from the five cultivating clans not only had their cultivation at least at mid Foundation Establishment on average, but also each possessed more than two second-grade artifacts.

 

While many of the United Cloud Alliance’s Foundation Establishment cultivators were merely relying on a single second-grade artifact to maintain their status, with quite a few still being early Foundation Establishment cultivators.

 

Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Daoquan might have their second-grade demon beasts as their spirit pets to handle two opponents at once, but the five cultivating clans had some seasoned Foundation Establishment cultivators capable of doing just that and without even the help of a spirit pet.

 

This situation was almost identical among the Qi Refining cultivators as well.

 

Although the United Cloud Alliance had brought over two hundred Qi Refining cultivators, which was about thirty to forty percent more than the number from the five cultivating clans, when it came to cultivation and posessions, they were at a disadvantage.

 

The most crucial factor of all, the five cultivating clans had wealthy resources. Each participating cultivator had been provided with large numbers of talismans beforehand to make use of them in battle.

 

On the other hand, the United Cloud Alliance cultivators had no such luxury. They were mostly relying on their own personal savings for assistance during combat.

 

As a result, it didn’t take long before the five cultivating clans killed dozens of United Cloud Alliance cultivators outright through overwhelming numbers of talisman bombardments.

 

The remaining United Cloud Alliance cultivators were so frightened that they dared not hold back anymore. They all emptied their reserves, pulling out their prized talismans to counterattack.

 

“Azure, Cloud Dragon Transformation！”

 

In the sky, Zhou Daoyi stood atop the Sky Cloud Python, busily deflecting his opponent’s artifact with an ancient bronze sword while forming hand seals to cast a secret art. This activated the Flood Dragon bloodline within the Sky Cloud Python.

 

Roar!

 

The moment the Azure dragon’s roar shook the heavens, Zhou Daoyi’s Sky Cloud Python emitted dazzling white light from its underbelly. Simultaneously, a distinct azure-colored Flood Dragon horn formed atop its head, and sharp claws sprouted from its belly.

 

This sudden transformation left countless cultivators in awe and Zhou Daoyi’s opponent speechless.

 

But the transformed Sky Cloud Python, now embodying a Flood Dragon, showed no mercy. With golden eyes gleaming, it surveyed the enemy before opening its mouth to unleash a terrifying beam of azure-white energy, which surged toward the foe with devastating force.

 

Zhou Daoyi’s opponent was a late Foundation Establishment cultivator. He had believed his cultivation advantage over Zhou Daoyi, who was merely at the early period, would suffice to defeat them both. But now he realized how naive that belief truly was!

 

Caught in the gaze of the Sky Cloud Python’s dragon eyes, a shiver ran down his spine, snapping him back to reality.

 

He rushed to summon a brown square shield to block the incoming beam of pale white light.

 

However, this second-grade defensive artifact, which had cost him most of his savings, was instantly torn apart and shattered to pieces. The remaining energy wave struck him, flunging him like a ragdoll.

 

Before he could even stabilize himself or recover from the turmoil in his spiritual power, the Sky Cloud Python, having taken on the form of a Flood Dragon, flicked its tail like a breeze, swiftly appearing beside him. Its claws came crashing down hard。

 

“No!”

 

The scream echoed into the heavens. A late Foundation Establishment cultivator met his ends in seconds.

 

After dispatching this cultivator with one claw strike, the Sky Cloud Python swung its tail once more, quickly pouncing on Zhou Daoquan’s opponent who was already locked in combat.

 

In this manner, within sixty breaths of time, the Flood Dragon-possessed Sky Cloud Python slew three cultivators from the United Cloud Alliance at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

 

Following this battle, the name of Zhou Daoyi, Clan Leader of the Zhou Clan, spread far and wide across the Mist Province cultivation world. Many who witnessed this battle, both foe and ally alike, held him in profound awe.

 

Spirit Beast Zhou Clan’s demon beasts were so formidable that they left a deep impression on the people of Jing Kingdom and Mist Province. As a result, the Qi Refining cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Spirit Beast Zhou Clan gained a significant advantage on their respective battlefields, filling them with unwavering confidence and an unprecedented desire to win.

 

However, the crucial Violet Palace fight was where things took a turn for the worse for the five clans. Sun Yaowu, though hailing from the prestigious Green Lotus Monastery, fell short of Tang Yuan by one period in cultivation. Moreover, Tang Yuan, as a rogue cultivator, was at the late Violet Palace Stage, which could only mean he had some extraordinary experiences under his belt.

 

After clashing for a while, Sun Yaowu gradually found himself at a disadvantage and on the defensive against Tang Yuan. Meanwhile, Zhou Mingde, despite dominating the battlefield with his spirit pet, the Fire Spirit Jackal, still faced significant challenges in overcoming Zhang Zixuan in the short term. Wang Guangping and Wei Feng, the deputies of the United Cloud Alliance, were locked in a fierce battle with no clear advantage emerging.

 

“Fellow Daoist Zhou,” a Divine Sense transmission suddenly rang out in Zhou Mingde’s mind from Sun Yaowu, “Tang Yuan is truly formidable. I alone may not be his match; I urgently request your assistance!”

 

Turning his head towards the battlefield, Zhou Mingde saw Sun Yaowu being pressed hard by Tang Yuan, who had him on the defensive. Sun Yaowu relied solely on a average third-grade defense artifact to barely hold his ground.

 

Then he looked at his opponent again.

 

Zhang Zixuan was already sweating profusely under the pressure from the Fire Spirit Jackal, near to exhaustion.

 

At this point, Zhou Mingde found himself in a tough dilemma.

 

If he exerted a little more force, even if he couldn’t kill Zhang Zixuan outright, he would surely severely wound him. However, Sun Yaowu on the other side might abandon the fight and retreat if he didn’t receive support soon.

 

Unlike Zhou Mingde, Sun Yaowu, despite his Sun Clan lineage, had been cultivating at Green Lotus Monastery for over three hundred years. His connection to the Sun Clan wasn’t strong anymore; it was unlikely he’d risk his life for their cause. Doubly so since United Cloud Alliance hadn’t attacked the Sun Clan this time.

 

“Sun Yaowu, hold on! I’m coming to assist you!”

 

After carefully weighing his options, Zhou Mingde decided to go help Sun Yaowu instead. If Sun Yaowu retreated, it would be a rout for all five cultivating clans today.